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<DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px">I wonder if anyone can help and identify who cast this bell please?</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">It is hung in Holy Trinity, Cleeve, Somerset, a prominent church if travelling on the A370 between Bristol and Weston super Mare.</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">It is hung high above the floor in the central tower and usually is pretty inaccessable. Recently whilst tower roof repairs were taking place scafollding was erected inside the tower which afforded a closer view, which was when my father took the attached photos (I do have larger versions but tried to reduce size for attachments). </DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">The bell is dated 1839 (where the 1 seems to be a J) which is contemporary with the building of the church (1840<VAR id=yiv1578093421yui-ie-cursor></VAR>), but otherwise appears to have no mark or inscription, diameter 22.5 inches in E approx.</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">There is no data held for it in the pNBR and I beleive George Massey's Somerset book refers to him being unable to view it (although I don't have a copy to check).</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">Any help much appreciated</DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">Thanks</DIV>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">Andy</DIV>
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